Oracle will become the new SCO :)<p>That said, the article is a bit fuzzy.<p>For example, if you want to use Flight Recorder you have to explicitly enable commercial features UnlockCommercialFeatures.<p>This is however free for non-production use. That is "designing, developing and testing"<p><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/terms/license/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/terms/license/...</a><p>> A. COMMERCIAL FEATURES. You may not use the Commercial Features for running Programs, Java applets or applications in your internal business operations or for any commercial or production purpose, or for any purpose other than as set forth in Sections B, C, D and E of these Supplemental Terms. If You want to use the Commercial Features for any purpose other than as permitted in this Agreement, You must obtain a separate license from Oracle.<p>> B. SOFTWARE INTERNAL USE FOR DEVELOPMENT LICENSE GRANT. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and restrictions and exceptions set forth in the README File incorporated herein by reference, including, but not limited to the Java Technology Restrictions of these Supplemental Terms, Oracle grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license without fees to reproduce internally and use internally the Software complete and unmodified for the purpose of designing, developing, and testing your Programs.